School and Community Support Worker

Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A therapy center for children with Autism in Kamloops is seeking part-time staff to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The role includes direct care, facilitating therapeutic goals, and maintaining communication with caregivers. Candidates must have relevant post-secondary qualifications, first aid certification, and a valid driver's license. The position involves physical interaction with the children, not administrative tasks, and offers training for successful applicants.

Qualifications

• Completed at least a 1-year post-secondary Certificate.
• Valid Emergency First Aid - Community Care certification.
• Clean driver's abstract and reliable transportation.
• Ability to swim and comfort in water.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the well-being of individuals in care including behaviour management.
• Facilitate social, emotional, and vocational goals.
• Communicate effectively with parents and supervisors.
• Document care and activities according to standards.
• Maintain a clean work area.
• Transport individuals safely.

Skills

Child development experience

Behaviour management

Communication skills

Physical fitness

Education

Post-secondary certificate in relevant field

Job description

The Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism is in Kamloops, British Columbia, and offers a School Based Program working with children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. We are looking for individuals to join our staff in a part-time capacity.

We have three positions currently available :

• Full time position, Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Shifts may extend to 5:00 PM once someone is found for extended.
• Full time position, Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Shifts may extend to 5:00 PM once someone is found for extended. This position may only be 4 days per week and is a temporary cover for a maternity leave (position guaranteed through end of June 2026.)
• Relief / casual. From time to time, we need to bring in staff members on a casual or relief basis. Staff willing to work in our community inclusion program (adults 19+) may be able to get hours in that program as well.

School-Based Program

With the help of parents, caregivers, and the child's home school, we work to empower the individuals we serve to achieve their social, emotional, academic and vocational goals. Each child will have an individual Therapeutic Goal Plan, and our staff works with the child on their therapy goals. Academic support is provided by the child's home school as we are not an academic organization. Children may have safety and self-care plans, which our staff follow.

This is not a teaching position or a desk job.

Extended Program

This is an individualized program created to match the child / youth's developmental level and learning strengths and areas of concerns, and the child works one-on-one with one of our staff 1-2 hours per week, days decided on with the family. This is a community-based program.

Duties

• Responsible for well-being of the individual in your care including behaviour management, self-care tasks, welfare and safety. Administration of medication if required.
• Responsible for caring forth programs which facilitate the child's social, emotional, physical and vocational goals
• Responsible to communicate to supervisor, parents, caregiver and other professionals.
• Responsible to document as per standards. May also be responsible to plan activities and document as per standards.
• Responsible for cleaning and tidying work area.
• Responsible for Safe Transportation of person served.
• Other duties as assigned

Due to the nature of our program, our staff are required to :

• have completed at least a 1 year post-secondary Certificate with at least 20 hours of child development experience (examples include Teaching Assistant / Teachers Aide Certification, School and Community Support Certification, Human Services Certification and Early Childhood Education Certification)
• have a valid Emergency First Aid - Community Care (or equivalent)
• have a valid driver's license, reliable vehicle to transport the person's we work with, and have a clean driver's abstract / record
• pass a Vulnerable Sector Check through the Criminal Records Review Program
• be able to swim and be comfortable in the water (we do swim therapy once a week)
• have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (this is a condition of an organization we contract to)

Our staff work directly with the individuals we serve, so this is a physical position not an administrative position. We will train the successful applicant in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training for the purposes of working with the Centre, and we will also cover the cost of the Criminal Records check for vulnerable youth / adults. The successful applicant is responsible for ensuring they have the appropriate first aid training upon hiring.